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Latto Paradox

Posted By: mamabear
Date: Tuesday, 27 October 2009, at 1:09 p.m.

In Response To: Latto Paradox (Phil Simborg)

Hi Phil,

This problem has come up many times over the years, and I don't know if Latto got it named for him because he first thought of it, or because he made it famous. Here is a link from 2000 containing my example of it:

Janowski Paradox

I like this example because it's easy to see how it arose. X had an ace point game with a third checker that never got in, O never made his 4 point, was forced to strip the 6 and 5 points, then rolled the infamous 65.

For the purpose of this thread it was given this name because Zorba read about it in Janowski's paper, though from what Zorba says Janowski didn't claim its ownership. (I also read Janowski, but like most people I think, didn't understand a word of it.)

Mary H.

Messages In This Thread

• Latto Paradox
  Phil Simborg -- Monday, 19 October 2009, at 6:59 p.m.
  • Latto Paradox
    Michael Petch -- Monday, 19 October 2009, at 7:06 p.m.
    • Latto Paradox
      mamabear -- Tuesday, 27 October 2009, at 1:15 p.m.
      • Latto Paradox
        Phil Simborg -- Tuesday, 27 October 2009, at 2:04 p.m.
  • Latto Paradox
    eXtreme Gammon -- Monday, 19 October 2009, at 7:26 p.m.
  • Latto Paradox
    Timothy Chow -- Tuesday, 20 October 2009, at 3:01 a.m.
  • Kauder Paradox
    lenny -- Tuesday, 20 October 2009, at 5:42 a.m.
  • Latto Paradox
    mamabear -- Tuesday, 27 October 2009, at 1:09 p.m.
    • Latto Paradox
      Daniel Murphy -- Friday, 30 October 2009, at 6:37 a.m.
      • Latto Paradox
        mamabear -- Friday, 30 October 2009, at 2:08 p.m.